Churn-holding device



(No Model.)

H., MILBURN, Jr. GHURN HOLDING DEVICE.

No. 319,834. Patented June 9, 1 885 WITNESSES K06, aw

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HENRY MILBURN, JR, OF TALCOTT, WVEST VIRGINIA.

CHURN-HOLDING DEVICE.

SEECIFICATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 319,834, dated June 9, 1885.

Application filed November 13, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern/.-

Be it known that I, HENRY MILBURN, J r., a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Talcott, in the county of Summers and State of \Vest Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Churn- Holding Devices; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which forms a part of this specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in churn-holding devices; and it consists in the improvements hereinafter set forth and described.

I have illustrated my invent-ion by a perspective view. I

In the accompanying drawing, A represents a base or platform, to which is rigidly attached four corner-posts, a, and two uprights, c. The posts a a are connected to each other by bars b b and bar 0, which passes through one of the uprightsa. The upper bars, I), are connected to each other by parallel horizontal bars 0 c. To the inner horizontal bar, at its central portion, is attached a block, (I, to the edges of which are secured fiat metallic plates 9 e, which are parallel to each other, and are attached at the upper end to a bar, f, which is also attached to the upper ends of the uprights a, said uprights being parallel with each other. By this construction I provide a simple and rigid frame which carries the operating mechanism.

Near the upper ends of the uprights a are attached journals for a horizontal shaft, B, which carries a gear-wheel, B. This shaft is provided with a crank-handle, as shown, and the gear-wheel meshes with apinion, G, which is rigidly attached to ashaft, C, which is provided with journals attached to the uprights a a, and also with ajournal attached on aline therewith to the upper side of the bar 0. The inner end of the shaft carries a fly-wheel,

D, to which is attached a bar or pitman, E,

the upper end of said pitnian being provided with a bar which passes through a perforation in the head-block G. This head-block is recessed and provided with side flanges, g, which embrace the edgesbf the vertical metallic bars e e, and the upper portion of this head-block is provided with a forwardly-projecting portion, which has a vertical opening through the same for the reception of the dasher-rod F, which dasher-rod is secured to the head-block by a set-screw.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I provide a simple and effective means for reciprocating the churn-dash. The churn A is held in position upon the platform A by means of spring metallic bars. The bar H, which bears against the rear portion of the same, has its portion h, which extends across the frame, slightly curved, and its extreme ends are bent at right angles with its upright portions h and secured to the upper surface of the bars I). By this construction, besides serving to hold the churn in place, the frame is also braced. To the front portion of one of the corner-posts is pivotally attached abar, I, which is bent, as shown, so as to provide a portion, '5, at its center, which will embrace the churn. One end of this bar is bent so as to form a handle, which engages with a hook, i, attached to one of the corner-posts. The bar I is preferably made of spring metal, so that it can be pressed into position and will exert'a constant pressure upon the churnbody. When itis desiredto remove the churn, the end of the bar I is raised out of engagement with the hook i, and the bar may thenbe swung around so as to leave the front portion of the frame-work open, and when the dasher-rod is detached from the head-block the churn may be readily removed from the platform.

I am aware that prior to my invention it was common to operate the dasher-rod of a churn by'mechanism consisting of a gearwheel, pinion, and wheel carrying a pitman, which pitman was attached to the sliding block to which the dasher-rod was attached, and I have laid no broad claim to such invention; but

WVha-t I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

As a means for holdinga churn or other re- :00

ceptaole in position, a metallic bar rigidly atagainst-theohnrn-body,snbstantially as shown, tached to a frame and provided with upright and for the purpose set forth. to portions and a curved horizontal portion, in In testimony whereof I affix my signature in combination with a metallic bar, I, pivoted to presence of two witnesses.

the frame at one end and provided centrally 1 HENRY MILBURN, JR.

with a curved portion, and at its opposite end Witnesses: with a handle adapted to engage with a hook B. P. GoooH, attached to the same, so as to hold said bar L. M. DUNN. 

